Christine Simmons

June 07, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman said he would focus on independent and internal investigations, and play a role in client development.

By Christine Simmons

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May 10, 2012 | New York Law Journal

The team includes Leora Ben-Ami, who co-chaired Kaye Scholer's IP practice and was a member of that firm's executive committee. Thomas Fleming, Patricia Carson and Christopher Jagoe also joined Kirkland as partners.

By Christine Simmons

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October 08, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The trustee of a bankrupt hedge fund created by Alphonse Fletcher is seeking the return of more than $975,000 in legal fees paid to Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, money the trustee claims was funneled out of the fund for Fletcher's personal litigation fees.

By Christine Simmons

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August 26, 2013 | Law.com

The First Department has dismissed the last claim in a $55 million legal malpractice suit that alleged the firm gave faulty advice on a loan tied to the bankruptcy of retailer Steve & Barry's.

By Christine Simmons

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September 04, 2012 | New York Law Journal

A law firm survey shows more than half of respondents who kept track of request-for-proposal activity said their firms spent an average of more than 20 hours a month answering RFPs. Overall, firms are responding to an average of 5 to 16 proposals each month.

By Christine Simmons

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April 29, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Three Milberg partners will join Wolf as partners and one Milberg of counsel, former Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Herman Cahn, will join as counsel.

By Christine Simmons

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March 20, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Linda Grant Williams, who practiced at Pillsbury Winthrop and Greenberg Traurig, sued Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, alleging they boycotted her new bond structure, and the banks' threats led the two firms to fire her.

By Christine Simmons

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September 24, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman is suing hedge fund manager Alphonse Fletcher Jr. for unpaid legal fees after the firm represented him in a high-profile discrimination suit against the Dakota, the legendary co-op on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

By Christine Simmons

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December 06, 2012 | New York Law Journal

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Larry Martin sued the Daily News, its former columnist Errol Louis and attorney Ravi Batra in 2008.

By Christine Simmons

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August 12, 2013 | New York Law Journal

The Second Department has upheld a ruling that allowed a late answer to a lawsuit, although the application was not styled as a notice of cross motion, and denied a request for a default judgment.

By Christine Simmons

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